Citizens for Arkansas Public Education and Students (CAPES) submitted signatures to place a veto referendum on the Nov. 2024 ballot to repeal the LEARNS Act, an education bill signed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R).
CAPES turned in signatures on July 31 and said they expected to be about 500 signatures short of the requirement. To qualify for the ballot, 54,422 valid signatures are needed from 50 of Arkansas’ 75 counties. Arkansas allows for a cure period of 30 days to collect additional signatures if 75% of the submitted signatures are determined to be valid.
CAPES Executive Director Steve Grappe said, “We might have counted wrong, so we’re going to let the Secretary of State do due diligence because everyone in Arkansas deserves to have their signature to tell the government that they think this should be on the ballot.”
